Society

A collage featuring the text "Forgotten Hardships," with images of distressed people, a graph with a declining trend, and various historical imagery in red and black tones.

Life was dirty, difficult, and dangerous for almost everyone who ever existed

9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.

Jason Crawford

Global Development

A new vision for the advancement of humanity

The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.

Jason Crawford

A person holds up a cardboard sign with the message "psychedelics are not a crime" in a crowded room.

Drugs

Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next?

The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law.

Ben Seal | Knowable Magazine

Why the 6th most dangerous city is turning to community policing

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Police departments around the country are increasingly looking at community policing programs as a tool to help reestablish trust in the communities they serve.

Fixing Justice

Community policing is back in vogue. But does it work?

As police departments look for ways to rebuild trust with their communities, an increasing number are turning to...

Natalia Megas

Freethink's 2019 Criminal Justice Week

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Join us as we go inside the criminal justice reform movement for an up close look at the people trying to fix our broken system.

Series| Catalysts

A game-changer for chronic homelessness

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In partnership with Stand Together

He turned a food truck for the homeless into a thriving 51-acre community.

Criminal Justice

Prison education can break the "revolving door" of recidivism

Over 600,000 people will leave prison this year; here's how we can help them never return.

Daniel Bier

Series| Catalysts

Introducing Catalysts

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In partnership with Stand Together

It’s time to change how we make change. Join us as we meet inspiring social entrepreneurs who are exploring bold new solutions to big social problems.